Biology:Pseudonacaduba aethiops

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Pseudonacaduba aethiops
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pseudonacaduba
Species:
P. aethiops
Binomial name
Pseudonacaduba aethiops
(Mabille, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena aethiops Mabille, 1877
  • Lycaena melania Capronnier, 1889
  • Nacaduba stratola Holland, 1891

Pseudonacaduba aethiops, the dark line blue or dark African line blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa from Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop) to western Kenya and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adult males visit damp patches to drink.

The larvae feed on Mundulea species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7255156 entry